J. Patricia Cross and Thomas Angelo have popularized some critical ideas: checking the pulse of student learners as a course progresses and embedding assessment in the learning process. This experiential workshop will explore some practical methods for finding out what you think students are learning. It will broaden the definition of CATs to provide a deeper view of assessment and to share some specific techniques, such as knowledge surveys, not commonly addressed. In particular, the presenter will link CATs to the emerging research on how students learn.